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Fitch Affirms France at A+ With Stable Outlook as Debt Set to Reach 122.7 Percent of GDP by 2028
Fitch Ratings affirmed France's long term sovereign credit rating at A+ with a Stable Outlook on 28 August 2026, even as it…
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S&P Affirms Jordan at BB Minus With Stable Outlook as Aqaba Trade Volumes Rise 16 Percent
S&P Global Ratings affirmed Jordan's long and short term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at BB-/B on August 28, 2026,…
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The Week Ahead 30 August to 5 September: the last monthly jobs report before the Fed decides
The August employment report lands on Friday 4 September, and it is the last monthly United States employment report the Federal Open…
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Commodities Wrap 28 August: silver falls 4.31 percent as the 2 year Treasury yield rises 14 basis points after Warsh speech
Silver was down 4.31 percent at 66.44 dollars an ounce and gold 3.30 percent at 4,510.00 dollars an ounce in a snapshot…
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US Market Wrap 28 August: Two Year Yield Jumps 14 Basis Points as Warsh Puts September in Play
The two year Treasury yield rose 14 basis points to 4.34 percent on Friday, the largest move at any point on the…
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Europe Market Wrap 28 August: all 12 European indices rise as autos gain 2.48 percent
Every one of the 12 European benchmarks in this wrap closed higher on Friday, on our calculation, led by the CAC 40…
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Fed Chairman Warsh Uses Jackson Hole to Curtail Forward Guidance as Inflation Stays Above Target
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh told the Kansas City Fed's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on 28 August 2026 that he intends…
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France’s GDP Flat in Second Quarter as Household Purchasing Power Falls 0.6 Percent
France's gross domestic product was unchanged in the second quarter of 2026, at 0.0 percent quarter on quarter growth, following a 0.2…
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German Employment Slips to 45.48 Million as Import Prices Climb 6.8 Percent in July
Germany's labour market cooled further in July 2026 even as the cost of goods bought from abroad accelerated, according to two releases…
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Japan’s Trade Surplus Falls 50 Percent as Tokyo Targets 40 Trillion Yen Bond Cap for FY2027
Japan's trade surplus for the first ten days of August 2026 fell 50.0 percent year on year to 217.3 billion yen, according…
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Jordan Posts Trade Surplus With 10 Arab Markets in First Half 2026
Jordan recorded bilateral trade surpluses with 10 Arab markets in the first half of 2026, while national exports to Greater Arab Free…
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Bahrain Non-Oil GDP Grows 2.2 Percent in Q1 2026 as Hormuz Disruption Cuts Oil Activity 37.2 Percent
Bahrain's non-oil economy grew 2.2 percent year on year at constant prices in the first quarter of 2026, even as headline gross…
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- Commodities Wrap 1 July: Precious Metals Rebound as Oil Drops Below US$70
- Market Wrap US-Europe 2 July: Dow Hits a Record and Europe Rallies as Soft US Jobs Data Reset Rate Expectations
- Market Wrap US-Europe 30 June: Wall Street Extends Gains and Europe Rises to Close the First Half
- Market Wrap US-Europe 1 July: Wall Street and Europe Slip to Start the Second Half as Warsh Keeps a Firm Line on Inflation